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Selection Comprehension

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. What is the children’s BIGGEST problem in the story?

They have let a bad visitor come inside the house.

They wonder when their mother will come home.

They are frightened because it is dark and windy.

They all have to sleep in the same small bed.

2. Why does Shang ask questions when the wolf first comes to the door?

Her mother told her what to say.

She has always been a curious child.

She does not believe it is her grandmother.

Her sisters want to know more about the stranger.

3. Compared with her two younger sisters, Shang is

prettier.

meaner.

weaker.

wiser.

4. What is the MAIN reason the author wrote “Lon Po Po”?

to tell an interesting story about a wolf

to explain how wolves get their food

to teach facts about how wolves live

to show how to take care of a wolf

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5. How does Shang MOST LIKELY feel when she sees the wolf’s hairy face?

lucky

afraid

bored

calm

6. Why does Shang say she will pick gingko nuts for the wolf?

She wants the wolf to live forever.

She hopes the wolf will get full and leave.

She worries that the wolf needs soft food to eat.

She wants the wolf to let her go outside to safety.

7. How are Shang and the wolf ALIKE?

Both have a low voice.

Both try to trick someone.

Both pretend to be sleepy.

Both dress like an old woman.

8. How can readers tell “Lon Po Po” is a fairy tale?

It takes place in the future.

It tells the author’s own feelings.

It has events that could not really happen.

It tells true facts about an important person.

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READTHINKEXPLAIN Written Response (worth two points)

9. How do you know that the wolf in the story is smart? Use details and information from “Lon Po Po” to support your answer.

Sample two-point response: The wolf is smart because

he dresses up like an old woman to fool the daughters.

He always has fast answers to Shang’s questions. He acts

surprised that their mother isn’t home. He waits until

dusk to go to their house so they can’t see him well.

TOTAL SCORE: /8 + /2

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Phonics/Spelling: r-Controlled Vowel /ôr/or, ore, our, ar, oar

Read each model word. Then fill in the circle next to the word that has the same sound as the underlined part of the model word and completes each sentence.

1. course you leave make sure you get your coat.

When

Before

After

Source

2. boreThe shook the glass in the windows.

core

wind

storm

branches

3. sportShe a flower in her hair.

wore

had

fort

placed

4. boardMy winter coat kept me .

roar

dry

happy

warm

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Focus Skill: Compare and Contrast

Read the story. Then choose the best answer for each question.

Anthony and his older brother Eddie aren’t very much alike.

Anthony is tall with bright red hair and green eyes. Eddie is

short with dark brown hair and blue eyes. Both have freckles

and dimples.

The boys are interested in different things as well. Anthony

likes to play football. Eddie would rather spend his time reading

than playing sports. In school, Anthony’s favorite class is math.

Eddie likes history.

No matter how different they are in other ways, the brothers

agree about one thing: peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

Both boys love to eat their favorite sandwich.

1. How do Anthony and Eddie look alike?

Both are tall.

Both have freckles.

Both have red hair.

Both have blue eyes.

2. How is Eddie different from Anthony?

Eddie likes math.

Eddie plays football.

Eddie likes peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

Eddie spends his time reading.

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3. How are the two brothers the same?

Both like history class.

Both like peanut butter and banana sandwiches.

Both enjoy playing football.

Both are tall.

4. How does Anthony look different from Eddie?

Anthony has green eyes.

Anthony has freckles.

Anthony has dimples.

Anthony has dark brown hair.

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Prefixes and Suffixes

Choose the best answer for each question.

1. Which word means not clear?

reclear

clearful

unclear

clearless

2. Which word means full of power?

repower

unpower

powerless

powerful

3. Which word means without a spot?

spotless

unspot

spotful

respot

4. Which word means to do again?

undo

redo

doless

doful

5. Which word means full of hope?

hopeless

unhope

hopeful

rehope

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6. Which word means to visit again?

revisit

visitless

visitful

unvisit

7. Which word means not happy?

happyless

rehappy

happyful

unhappy

8. Which word means without care?

recare

careless

careful

uncare

TOTAL SCORE: /8

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Robust Vocabulary

Choose the word that best completes each sentence.

1. The man smiled and spoke politely to the crowd

expertise

charming

brittle

rustling

2. When the pots and pans fell, they made quite a .

racket

dissolve

brittle

correspondence

3. Her plan was to start a school-wide recycling program.

self-sufficient

brittle

ingenious

tender

4. When playing chess, you must the other player.

disguise

racket

outwit

devise

5. Mary herself by wearing a wig and glasses.

disguised

embraced

recommended

consulted

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6. The fox sneaked into the farmer’s henhouse.

charming

cunning

outwit

delighted

7. My grandmother and I when she came to visit.

recommended

disguised

embraced

devised

8. The meat was , so it wasn’t hard to cut.

tender

dissolve

ingenious

charming

9. The hard candy broke easily because it was .

ingenious

delighted

cunning

brittle

10. I could tell by her smile that she was to see me.

cunning

delighted

brittle

tender

TOTAL SCORE: /10

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Grammar: Adjectives

Read each sentence. Choose the word from each sentence that is an adjective.

1. I have a doll with a red skirt.

I

doll

red

skirt

2. Diego counts three turtles on the beach.

Diego

three

turtles

beach

3. It was a warm day, so I left my sweater at home.

warm

day

sweater

home

4. Many people waited on the sidewalk for the parade to begin.

Many

waited

sidewalk

parade

TOTAL SCORE: /4

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Lesson 16Oral Reading Fluency

Lisa was trying to solve a mystery. Whenever she

bought cheese, it was gone within a few days. She had

no idea where it went.

“Perhaps I’m a sleepwalker, and I eat cheese in the

night,” thought Lisa.

What Lisa did not know was that her cat, Louis, was

also a great lover of cheese. Louis’s family came from

France. Cheese is very popular in France. Louis was also

fond of coffee and fine bread. These things were hard for

him to find in Lisa’s house.

Louis made every effort to keep his habit a secret, but

Lisa discovered him eating a large piece of cheddar one

night when she got up to get a glass of water.

When Lisa turned on the light, she saw a piece of

cheese on the floor. She spotted crumbs in Louis’s

whiskers. Louis was afraid that Lisa would be angry.

Instead, she reached down to pet the cat. “We solved the

cheese mystery!” she told Louis. He purred happily and

went back to finish the last bit of cheddar.

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